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Letters Patent No.'77,648, dated .May 5, 1868; antedated April 24, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAGfHOLD-ERS.

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lTO ALL WHOM ITIMAYCONCERNz' Be it known that T, JOHN H. PARK, of White House, in the county of `Hunterdorn'andin the State of New Jersey, have invented certain *new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and do'hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, anvdlto ,the'letters' ofireference marked thereon',making apart of this specification.

In the annexeddrawinga'A represents an upright bar, which is suitably notched, :a x, on itsback, and connected to a base or platform, A. y'

Brefpresents u square or other suitably-shaped hlock, provided with an opening in its centre, bywhich means it is passed over. thestandard A. Pivoted to the lre'ar upper face of the block B are twoeccentric-shaped levers, D D, of metal, andso vconstructed as to forma hoop-at the front, D. It will he seen that these levers are bent so as to extend to; the front-and -to the rear of' the standard A, and that they cross each other atAthe rear osai'd standard, where they are'upivotedat .so as to operate somewhat in the manner of a pair of shears. a a represent twosprings, which are'seured to the sides of the block B, and lie against the inner .sides of.. the handle 4portions of the leversD D,'for the purpose of forcing thehoop' to its normal position after being contracted. The front'ofthe levers, in the rear of the hoop Dis sobent as to form smallsquare-shaped loops (see t'z') for supporting the back part of the bag. These loops may or may not be formed, as preferred. Ae-

represents a rackfbar, which is connected to the rear end of one of the levers, and is intendedA to catch over the opposite one, for connecting them', an'dseouring the hoop D in the condition required.

E represents a vcurved metal plate, attachedto the .forward part'oi' the block B, for strengthening `this block and assisting in the connection of the bag.

By means of the levers D D it will readily be seen that the hoop D', where ther bag is to be attached by means oi the pinsz z, can be adjusted to suit the size o'thel mouth ot the bag to be filled, and heldin the .This bag-holder Acan be adjusted to suit the height as well as the circumference of the bag. v

C represents a wedge, which is set into a small groove on the front of' the standardA, and passed into an opening in the block B7 for securing the said blo-ck upon any desired notch on the standard..

Having thus fully described my invention, what'I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is`

The metallic levers D D, pivotcd'as described, and forming a hoop at the forward end, when provided with rack-bar e,`and used in connection with the block B, with its springs a a, all constructed and operating in the manner'and for the purposes set forth. n t

'In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 22d day of July,'2l86'.'4

' JOHN 11. PARK.

Witness-es 4 EUGENE PARK, l.Tenn N. Voonuuns. 

